ocps presentation - culture in it companies
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Culture in IT Companies
Presented ByNeha Agarwal
Kanyaka BasuNikhil Singhal
Abhishek Jain
Kartik Luthra
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Who is an IT Professional?
yA person who providescritical business solutions
to clients using varioussoftware tools andtechnologies available
y Skilled in the applicationof engineering /computersdiscipline to the creationof software.
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IT Industry in Indiay India's IT Services industry was born in Mumbai in 1967y The industry gained momentum post liberalization in 1991
y India became a hot outsourcing destination due to low costhuman labour , stress on computer education and a relatively
young English speaking population
y India is now one of the biggest IT capitals in the modern worldy Accounts for a 5.9% of the country's GDP and export earnings as
of 2009
y More than 2.3 million people are employed in the sector eitherdirectly or indirectly
y Annual revenues from outsourcing operations in Indiaamounted to US$60 billion and this is expected to increase toUS$225 billion by 2020
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S
tructure of an IT Organization
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Culture at IT Companies
y Dress Code Policy
y Team Dynamicsy Cross cultural interaction
yWork life Balance
y Stress at work
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D
ress Code Policyy Formal professional
dress code
yCertain days declared ascasual dressing days,generallyFridays
y Progressive disciplinary
action applied if dresscode violations continue
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TeamD
ynamicsy Team orientation
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Knowledge sharingy Conflicts
y Relationships
y Outdoor activities
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Cross Cultural Interactionsy Indian Software companies
are an amalgamation of
panI
ndia culturey Sensitivity towards people
from different regions of India
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Cross Cultural Interactionsy Growth of the software companies to become Indian
MNCs, employees have to be prepared to interact with
people from all over the world
y This is an industry where cultures converge from manycountries
y Special initiatives are taken within the organization tomake employees cross culture sensitive
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ork Life Balancey Software companies in India have
grueling 12 hour work days on anaverage. Stress is on delivery rather
than time adherence
yWorking late is a part of the ITwork culture
y T
o correspond with the onsite counterparts employeeshave to adjust their biological clocks to timelines ofother countries
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ork Life Balancey The culture of late nights seem to be changing
y Software engineers are being encouraged to strike a
work life balance
y Many companies nowadays have certain curfew timefor their women employees
y Managers themselves are trying to promote a morehealthy working environment
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F
un atW
orky Its not always only work and no
play for software professionals
y Regular project parties are a partof the culture in IT companies
y Even picnics and trips are
organized on a regular basisy Indoor games like TT and chess
help employees to relax
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un atW
orky Companies like Infosys & TCS organize various extra
curricular activities on campus
y Salsa workshops, sports tournaments, cultural eventsand celebrating festivals are a regular feature in variouscompanies.
yAricent organizes painting competitions, outbound
activities for employees to explore their creativity.
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Stress - Causes
y Unrelenting pressure ofdeadlines
yMachine-like jump from oneproject to the other
y The mouse potato existencein a five by five cubicle
yJob insecurityy High demand of
performance
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Stress - Effects
y Insomnia
y Loss of mental concentration, anxiety, stress
yAbsenteeismy Depression,
y Substance abuse
y Extreme anger and frustration
y Family conflict
y Physical illnesses such as heart disease, migraine,headaches, stomach problems, and back problems.
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Recession Time Lay Offs
yA downturn in US or Global economy affected theIndian IT industry severely.
y
One of the lowest points in the lives ofI
ndian softwareengineers is recession time.
y Companies have been to known to cut jobs in suchsituations, candidly or clandestinely.
y These are the most demoralizing moments in thesoftware industries.
y It leads to a lot of anxiety and tension in theworkplace.
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Contrast with
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estern CultureyWork timings are a max of 7-8 hrs
yWork culture is more individualistic. Focus is on
individual performance rather than team worky Low level of interpersonal interactions
y Development work is not only limited to the lowerlevels of hierarchy
y Highly ethical and unbiased attitude towards work andcolleagues
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Thank You!!!!
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